ABSTRACT
Objectives: Malnutrition among adolescents is not only an important health problem but also an economic development problem in Iran and other developing countries. The home environment is found to be related to the development of malnutrition in children. Information on this relationship is important to identify the target risk groups for nutritional intervention. The objective of this study was to determine the association between socioeconomic with BMI status in Middle school adolescent girls in Kish Island
Methods: In a cross- sectional study, without sampling, 488 girl students aged 11-15 years were selected from all Kish Island Middle schools. Weight and height were measured and BMI was calculated. Weight status was determined based on the CDC 2000 reference for BMI-for-age. Data on socioeconomic factors like age, parental education, and parental job was collected through a questionnaire
Results: Father's literacy and mother's literacy had significant association with BMI status [P=0.001, P=0.06 respectively]. Analyses by chi-square and Pearson correlation tests showed mother's literacy and father's literacy were strong predictors for overweight and obesity
Conclusion: Increasing parental nutritional knowledge is necessary to initiate changes in nutritional conduct. In addition, a longitudinal study of adolescent nutrition and its associated factors is suggested
ABSTRACT
Background: Musicians' performance-related musculo-among skeletal problems ranges from mild pain during performance to severe pain, which may lead the instrumentalist to quit playing. The aim of this study was to investigate musculoskeletal problems and its prevalence
Methods: This research was performed on Daf and Setaar students in three teaching centers and 90 persons [12 in the control group and 78 in the case group] were included. After taking a thorough medical history, the volunteers underwent a standard upper extremity physical examination with special attention to the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Presence of pain, tenderness, joint range of motion, sensory or motor problems were sought and all of the cases underwent a nerve conduction velocity study
Results: Out of 78 students, 42 played the Daf [15 males, 25 females] and 36 played the Setaar [16 males, 20 females]. In the whole group, the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was 53%, but no one had carpal tunnel syndrome. The prevalence of musculoskeletal problems among Daf students was greater in comparison with Setaar students [57% versus 47%, respectively] although this difference was not statistically significant
Conclusion: This study reveals that the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among non-professional Daf or Setaar players is equal to professional classical music performers in the West. Why this is so, remains to be studied